De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jul 10, 2018, Hydaburg
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on July 10, 2018 near Hydaburg, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's decision to...
- Date: July 10, 2018
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Hydaburg, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's decision to continue a VFR flight in IMC conditions led to a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). An inhibited TAWS and deficiencies in the operator's flight operations control contributed.
A DHC 3 Otter operated by Taquan Air on a commercial VFR flight with 10 passengers entered deteriorating weather near mountainous terrain and lost visual reference. It struck rising terrain while its terrain warning system was inhibited. The pilot was uninjured, four passengers had minor injuries and six had serious injuries, and the NTSB cited the decision to continue into IMC along with operator oversight problems.